Top 5 Prog Bass players
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Topic: Top 5 Prog Bass players
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Subject: Top 5 Prog Bass players
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 08:25
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Name your top 5 prog bassists
mine:
1. Chris Squire
2. Myung
3. Geddy Lee
4. Greg Lake
5. Mike Rutherford
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Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 16:01
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1. Steve Borrill 2. Pekka Pohjola 3. Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond 4. Richard Sinclair 5. Ray Shulman
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Posted By: Mista-Gordie
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 16:31
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1-Chris Squire 2-Jaco Pastorius 3-John Entwistle 4-Pete Trewavas 5-Richard Sinclair
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 19:10
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Helmut Koellen
Reinhard Karwatky Furio di Castri Greg Lake John Gustafson |
Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 19:46
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Jaco Pastorius Geddy Lee Percy Jones Jonas Reingold Pekka Pohjola ------------- http://hanashukketsu.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - Hanashukketsu |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 19:48
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Squire Lee Myung Pastorius Levin ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 19:49
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Mine would be: 1. Chris Squire 2. Ray Bennett (Flash) 3. Percy Jones 4. Mike Rutherford 5. John Wetton Hard to trim it down to only five!
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Posted By: let prog reign
Date Posted: April 24 2011 at 21:29
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Atoms wrote:Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 25 2011 at 03:50
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1. Klaus Peter-Matziol
2. Geddy Lee
3. Chris Squire
4. John Jowitt
5. Colin Edwin
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: April 25 2011 at 06:41
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Chris Squire Tony Levin Geddy Lee Ray Schulman Dave Meros
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: April 26 2011 at 05:06
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Tony Levin Jaco Pastorius Stanley Clarke Percy Jones Eberhard Weber ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: April 26 2011 at 06:37
| Tony Levin followed by bunch including Jonas Hellborg, Pekka Pohjola, John Entwhistle, Jonas Reingold, Jannick Top, Bernard Paganotti, Chris Squire, John Wetton, Richard Sinclair. And I love Marcus Miller playing + S.M.V. |
Posted By: BenevolentBehemoth
Date Posted: April 28 2011 at 20:42
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Ray Shulman Chris Squire Tony Levin Richard Sinclair Roy Estrada |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 03 2011 at 05:53
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Dan Briggs Joe Lester Pete Trewaves Mark Harrington Kristoffer Gildenlow ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Slaughternalia
Date Posted: May 04 2011 at 18:41
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1. Tony Levin 2. Ray Shulman 3. John Wetton 4. Chris Squire 5. Greg Lake
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: May 04 2011 at 19:11
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1. Victor Wooten 2. Geddy Lee 3. Chris Squire 4. Dave Hope 5. Tom Hyatt Yeah, something like that... ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 05 2011 at 01:16
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John Entwistle Geddy Lee Les Claypool Victor Wooten Jaco Pastorius |
Posted By: FloydZappa
Date Posted: May 06 2011 at 15:52
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1. Geddy Lee
2. Chris Squire
3. Tony Levin
4. Roger Waters
5. Greg Lake
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 14:56
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The problem with threads like this is that they get annoyingly predictable.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 15:29
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Dougie Thomson
Roger Hodgson
Ray Shulman
Graham Gouldman
John Wetton -------------  
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Posted By: Tursake
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 18:35
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1. Geddy Lee 2. Geddy Lee 3. Geddy Lee 4. Geddy Lee 5. Geddy Lee Sorry, couldn't think of anything else since I still keep thinking about the Rush concert I saw a couple of days ago.  ------------- 
Last.fm: TursakeX RYM: Tursake |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 19:02
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Jaco Pastorius Chris Squire Richard Bona Victor Wooton Hadrien Feraud |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 19:04
1. Martin Mendez!!! 2. Grutle Kjellson 3. Pete Trewavas 4. Geddy Lee 5. Richard Sinclair ------------- Sonorous Meal show every Sunday at 20:00 (greek time) on http://www.justincaseradio.com |
Posted By: georgetf
Date Posted: May 08 2011 at 13:35
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fyi > Jaco is not a prog bassist Jeff Berlin Geddy Lee Scott Thunes Gary Willis Mike Rutherford
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Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: May 08 2011 at 13:39
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Well, this thread is certainly a new one. What's next, top prog keyboardists? |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: May 19 2011 at 18:37
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(Not in order. I could'nt compare and single out my favourites).
1.Geddy Lee
2.Michael Rutherford
3.Christopher Squire
4.Greg Lake
5.Ray Shulman ------------- 
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: May 20 2011 at 20:35
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[QUOTE=cstack3]Mine would be:
1. Chris Squire
2. Ray Bennett (Flash)
3. Percy Jones
4. Mike Rutherford
5. John Wetton
Hard to trim it down to only five! [/QUOT=)
youre impression of this bass line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nANiFEct5rQ" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nANiFEct5rQ
and this bass line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsozyGR6Eo4&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsozyGR6Eo4&feature=related -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: May 21 2011 at 00:50
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The guy from Rush
The guy from Genesis
The guy from Dream Theater
The guy from Yes
The guy from The Who -------------   
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Posted By: Garden of Dreams
Date Posted: May 21 2011 at 02:04
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Geddy Lee Chris Squire Jonas Reingold Pete Trewavas Mike Rutherford
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Posted By: Ludjak
Date Posted: May 21 2011 at 09:45
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1. John Entwistle - I'd never call him a prog bassist, but other people put him in their lists so I guess it's okay 2. Colin Hodgkinson - no words to describe 3. John Glascock - somebody Glenn Hughues should have looked up to  4. any King Crimson bassist (Greg Lake incl.) 5. Lee Jackson - as long as he doesn't sing he's just amazing
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Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: May 21 2011 at 14:09
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Chris Squire
Geddy Lee Pete Trewavas Steve Harris Philippe Bussonnet (Magma)  ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: Rush77
Date Posted: May 22 2011 at 10:10
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1. Geddy Lee 2. Tony Levin 3. John Wetton 4. Greg Lake 5. Roger Waters |
Posted By: OT Räihälä
Date Posted: June 05 2011 at 16:07
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Jaco Pastorius Pekka Pohjola Ray Shulman Bubbling under: Jonas Reingold Tommy Glorioso ------------- http://soundcloud.com/osmotapioraihala/sets" rel="nofollow - Composer - Click to listen to my works! |
Posted By: idoownu
Date Posted: June 05 2011 at 17:22
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1. Michael Henderson (bassist during miles davis' Agharta and Pangaea, best tone ever) 2. Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine; Coolest bass solo ever on Alifib by Robert Wyatt) 3. Ray Schulman (general skill) then 4. Chris Squire 5. Geddy Lee  |
Posted By: giselle
Date Posted: June 06 2011 at 06:55
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People seem to choose whatever bass player is in their favourite bands; how about someone who's a better bass player but who happens to play in a less important (or not so good!) band? Or maybe in a good band, but not one you like?
The obvious ones who come to my mind are:-
1. Jack Bruce
2. Greg Lake
3. Chris Squires
4. John McVie
5. Ian Ellis
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Posted By: deafmoon
Date Posted: June 11 2011 at 08:37
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Top Bassists?
In the land of the living...Tony Levin, Percy Jones, Anthony Jackson, Chris Squire, Scott Thunes
And in the realm of the dead... Jaco Pastorius, John Glascock, John Entwistle. ------------- Deafmoon |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: June 11 2011 at 08:47
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John Myung
Fabian Gustavsson
Michael LePond
Geddy Lee
Les Claypool
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Posted By: TheLastBaron
Date Posted: June 11 2011 at 17:03
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1. Geddy Lee
2. Chris Squire
3. Steve Harris
4.Cliff Burton
5. Joh Entwistle ------------- " Men are not prisoners of fate, but prisoners of their own minds." - FDR |
Posted By: Jbird
Date Posted: June 22 2011 at 11:15
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No love for Andreas Blomqvist (Seventh Wonder)?
:(
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Posted By: QuestionableScum
Date Posted: June 22 2011 at 11:19
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Not in any order John Wetton John Greaves Jannick Top Johan De Farfalla Hugh Hopper |
Posted By: brainstormer
Date Posted: June 22 2011 at 11:55
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No order: Chris Squire Mike Rutherford Greg Lake (just because of the complexity and non-uniformity of the music, he doesn't repeat a lot of structures like a lot of other bass players) Eskaton bass player (forgot name) Jeff Berlin ------------- -- Robert Pearson Regenerative Music http://www.regenerativemusic.net Telical Books http://www.telicalbooks.com ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
Posted By: criticdrummer94
Date Posted: June 23 2011 at 23:43
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1. Geddy Lee 2. Chris Squire 3. Greg Lake 4. Roger Waters 5. John Wetton
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Posted By: Hober Mallow
Date Posted: August 15 2011 at 15:01
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-Chris Squire -Hugh Hopper -Mike Rutherford -Richard Sinclair -Geddy Lee ------------- “When Fortuna spins you downward, go out to a movie and get more out of life.” John Kennedy Toole |
Posted By: 40footwolf
Date Posted: August 15 2011 at 15:30
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1. John Wetton 2. Chris Squire 3. Mike Rutherford 4. Roger Waters 5. Jeff Caxide(Isis) ------------- Heaven's made a cesspool of us all. |
Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: August 15 2011 at 15:32
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Chris Squire Hugh Hopper John Entwhistle John Wetton Stanley Clarke can I have Macca as well??? ------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place". Rick Wakeman |
Posted By: EchidnasArf
Date Posted: August 15 2011 at 15:32
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My favorite bass players fall into the jazz category, but in the "prog" realm: Macca Juan Alderete Chris Squire Roger Waters Les Claypool ------------- http://didyouseethosebats.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - Did You See Those Bats? (a few songs from my band's live radio show) 
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Posted By: moszaic
Date Posted: September 13 2011 at 00:06
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1.John Wetton
2.Geddy Lee 3.Chris Squire 4.Tony Levin 5.Mike Rutherford
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Posted By: GoldenGod2112
Date Posted: September 13 2011 at 10:34
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Hmmm I shall only do a top 3.
1. Geddy Lee
2. Chris Squire
3. Greg Lake
Yeah, I put Geddy before Chriis. :P ------------- The future's uncertain and the end is always near. - Jim Morrison |
Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: September 13 2011 at 22:17
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I was thinking about this a bit. This is what I'd say: Martin Mendez (Opeth) Chris Squire Sean Malone (Cynic) Jannick Top (Magma) (or maybe Philippe Bussonnet, I can't decide) Annnnnnnnnnnndddddddd Geddy Lee, John Wetton, Joe Lester (Intronaut,) and/or Tony Levin. Jeff Caxcide (Isis) and Mike Rutherford are amazing too. Hopefully that wasn't too predictable.
------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Neil-Kobrin/244687105562746" rel="nofollow - SUPPORT MY FATHER AND BECOME A FAN Jacob Kobrin Illustration |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: September 13 2011 at 23:02
you're Canadian and no Geddy?  ------------- |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: September 14 2011 at 02:33
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Chris Squire Tony Reeves Lee Jackson Greg Lake Glenn Cornick ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: sydbarrett2010
Date Posted: September 14 2011 at 03:52
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roger waters tony levin greg lake colin edwin john myung martin mendez |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: September 17 2011 at 02:40
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As a bassist I must say I don't have much of a list of bassists... well people do say I play like a guitarist... But! Few I do very much love! Hugh Hopper Jannick f**king Top! Richard Sinclair Tim/Jim Smith (well I think Tim play much of the bass in Cardiacs records, but Jim's the live bassist) Jesse Krakow (Pak- one of the best damn bassists I heard) Ron Anderson (also Pak- damn amazing as well) Fred Frith Igor Krutogolov (Israeli avant-klezmer-punk band- a beast he is) Top 5 you say? Eh close enough ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: voliveira
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 16:30
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Chris Squire Chris Squire Chris Squire Chris Squire and... Chris Squire Play! Here's my list (I do not pay much attention to bass players, but I will make an effort): 1-Chris Squire 2-Geddy Lee 3-Tony Levin 4-John Myung 5-Mike Rutherford ------------- "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be" Matthew 6:21 |
Posted By: claugroi
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 18:09
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1) Chris Squire 2) Ray Shulman 3) Mike Rutherford 4) Greg Lake 5) Roger Waters (I would also include John Entwistle, Paul McCartney and Dougie Thomson if I could...) [Surprised to see that Rutherford is finally having his work recognised ! Viva Mike !]
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 18:39
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I'm wondering if Rutherford is just being mentioned because of the band he's in. I thought he was an average bassist.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 18:40
| ^ even more so Roger Waters. However, I can accept if someone really likes any of the two bassist styles. |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 18:49
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I have no problem with people liking them. I just thought there was a lot better, but i guess style can be a good excuse |
Posted By: claugroi
Date Posted: September 19 2011 at 19:09
I also thought that... but in my case it's because I really like his playing. The fact that he was in Genesis is a great "plus" in his career. I've always considered him a great player, although not matching Squire or Shulman (I shall edit my top 5...) ------------- Symphonic Prog Master |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 18:02
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Les Claypool Chris Squire (of course) Justin Chancelour Tony Levin Gavin Harrison |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 18:03
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Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 18:06
| He fits PTs music perfectly, I can't see anyone else being there bassist, I'm sure my opinion is biased because of PT love. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 18:10
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Percy Jones Eberhard Weber Les Claypool James Jamerson (ok not prog - but maybe the greatest bassist ever) Chris Squire
------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 18:15
Sorry man, but Gavin Harrison is Porcupine Tree's drummer. The bassist is Colin Edwin. I don't know which you still like, but those are their roles.
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Posted By: Nov
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 18:23
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There are way to few mentions for Jonas Reingold (from The Flower Kings) here. I've seen Rutherford, Squire, Lee and (ahem) Waters (and many of the others) but Jonas tops the lot of them in my opinion. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 18:27
Spoken like a man who´s never heard Percy Jones play Just kidding - this is all about taste. Some like gummy bears and others are fond of licorice. NI!!!!!
------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 18:29
Oh god!! Hehe.. woops, yeah I knew that, that's what sleep deprivation will do to you. Thanks for pointing that out. |
Posted By: mongofa
Date Posted: September 26 2011 at 22:23
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Tony Levin
LesClaypool
John Wetton
Roger Waters
Holger Czukay ------------- 
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Posted By: PinkYesGongMachine
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 10:29
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CHRIS SQUIRE JOHN MYUNG LES CLAYPOOL MIKE RUTHERFORD GEDDY LEE |
Posted By: dtguitarfan
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 11:18
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Well, if it weren't limited to Prog I'd be putting Victor Wooten in here. I don't think anyone plays bass better than that. But for prog:
Andreas Blomqvist, Geddy Lee, John Myung, Jonas Reingold, Chris Squire ------------- http://tinyurl.com/cy43zzh" rel="nofollow - My 2012 List 
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 20:30
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1. Gary "Geddy" Lee 2. Christopher Squire 3. Michael Rutherford 4. Raymond Shulman 5. Stanley Clarke -------------
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 20:43
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Bassists are really difficult for me to list. I don't knows tons, but the ones i do know i think highly of. 1. Geddy Lee of course. 2. John Entwistle 3. Stanely Clarke/ Percy Jones. Can't decide. 4. Jonas Reingold 5. Juan Alderete
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Posted By: spknoevl
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 07:41
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Hard to keep it to just 5, but here goes:
Tony Levin
Trey Gunn
Chris Squire
John Wetton/Geddy Lee (tie)
Ray Shulman/Michael Rutherford (tie)
If I start including jazz-rock bassists, the list becomes:
Jaco Pastorius
Jeff Berlin
Alain Caron
Tony Levin
Trey Gunn
3 KC bassists, 6 bassists who toured or recorded with Bill Bruford and 2 Canadians. ------------- http://martinwebb.bandcamp.com The notes are just an interesting way to get from one silence to the next - Mick Gooderick |
Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: May 06 2012 at 23:23
Levin is amazing, and Wetton is underrated. And, R.I.P. John Entwhistle...
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Posted By: mfsdlm
Date Posted: July 19 2012 at 04:43
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1- Chris Squire 2- Ray Schulman 3- Geddy Lee 4- Jonh Entlwhistle 5- Mike Rutherford |
Posted By: wjohnd
Date Posted: July 22 2012 at 05:30
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Geddy Lee
Chris Squire Lemmy ( for his work on Space Ritual alone) John Entwhistle Then a toss up between Pete Trewawas Jonas Reingold and Mike Rutherford i see lots of nods to Myung, but on half of Dream Theaters albums he's so far down the mix you cant even hear the guy... ------------- 
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 08:09
I agree with these artists definitely -------------
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Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 08:58
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1. Chris Squire 2. Geddy Lee 3. Mike Rutherford 4. Tony Levin 5. Pete Trewavas ------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: BassoonAng
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 13:42
I don't think I've listened to a wide enough variety to make a list, but I agree with anyone who throws Jaco up there. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 17:14
Wooten is the bass player for Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, who are listed on here as Jazz Rock Fusion. ------------- I love dogs, I've always loved dogs |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 17:25
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1. Geddy Lee 2. Ray Shulman 3. Stanley Clarke 4. Holger Czukay 5. Jaco Pastorius - I don't know why I didn't include him in the previous list, a few months back. An absolute master. How bout a top 10? 6. Chris Squire 7. Tony Levin 8. Mike Rutherford 9. Juan Alderete 10. Dave Holland -------------
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 18:56
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Rutherford never made me think of Top 5 (10) material. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 19:12
Yeah, I think a lot of people would include him just for the band he's in, but he's got a lot of great, tasty grooves i.e. Foxtrot. One of my favourite Bass songs is The Battle Of Epping Forest. His tone sounds amazing and his playing is subtle, yet complex, perfectly melding with the music, rather than being too passive or too aggressive. Same applies to Holger as well - perfect for the psychedelic, jam music of Can. -------------
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 19:16
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I mean hes good, Foxtrot's first few songs are great - same with Selling England, but not enough to complete with Geddy, Squire, etc. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 19:24
Some people might prefer him to the others you mentioned in the same way they prefer Banks to Emerson or Wakeman; he wasn't flashy, but he was an excellent player and complemented the music very well. I don't know that he would be in my top 5, but when I hear Get 'Em Out By Friday I can't help but be amazed that he's basically playing counterpoint, which is something you hardly ever hear a bass player do (or anyone in rock music, for that matter). ------------- I love dogs, I've always loved dogs |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 19:25
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Yep. That's my favorite from him. Amazing. I prefer Juan Alderete. /TMV Fanboi. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 19:28
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1.Geddy Lee 2.Mike Ruthford 3.Chris Squire 4.John Wetton 5.Tony Levin (I know he played the stick but whatever) ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow">  The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 19:30
Oh no, of course.  Technically speaking, I think Geddy is one of the best Rock bassists ever, and he does it with style as well. I realize a lot of player probably surpass him in terms of speed and technique, I mean it's all a matter of opinion, but Ged's playing is just so tasteful and appropriate for Rush's music, you know? What;'s your thoughts on Squire, Austin?-------------
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 19:31
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 19:35
Geddy is amazing in general, he plays tons of counterpoints and is always is interesting. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Jbird
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 19:36
Speaking of Andreas Blomqvist, have you heard that he's playing on the upcoming album from Withem? 2 of the guys in Withem were in the band Illusion Suite.
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Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 22:01
Geddy, in my opinion, is the perfect hard rock bass player; of course he can't compete technically with virtuosos like Wooten or Pastorius, but it's no good pretending that many of our favorite rock musicians can play the material of the great jazz and fusion artists, anyway. There's a different attitude and skillset that goes into playing hard rock music, and Geddy might be the best in the world at that. ------------- I love dogs, I've always loved dogs |
Posted By: BassoonAng
Date Posted: July 29 2012 at 16:14
I like how you take the time to point this out. Definitely valid and true, but Rutherford seems to lack a certain "take the bull by the horns" mentality that made Squire and Lee famous. Rush and Yes songs are full of bass features, but I think I can count on one hand the number of Genesis songs where Rutherford says "Hey, look at me!" -------------
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Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: July 29 2012 at 21:22
Rutherford doesn't play the same style as Lee or Squire but it doesn't mean he is not a good bassist. I like him but I wouldn't consider him to be in the top 5 or the top 10.
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Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: July 29 2012 at 21:55
Rutherford didn't need to be a Squire or a Lee (even though he was doing much more interesting things before Lee). He is a completely different class, but still as gifted as Squire and Lee IMHO. ------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: July 29 2012 at 22:50
That's my point.
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Posted By: BassoonAng
Date Posted: July 30 2012 at 01:21
It's a different form of artistry, but in my mind, one takes a clear lead before the other. -------------
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Posted By: Zargasheth
Date Posted: July 30 2012 at 19:34
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Jaco Pastorius Ray Shulman John Myung John Wetton (I could do without his off-key singing, though) Chris Squire |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: July 30 2012 at 20:57
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1- Percy Jones 2- Jonas Reingold 3- Mick Karn (RIP) 4- Tony Levin 5- Chris Squire ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Argonaught
Date Posted: July 30 2012 at 21:05
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Mister Wooten Mister Lee Monsieur Caron ... the rest of them
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